Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Summary

January 1946: writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name.

Bound to be a favorite of book clubs, the oddly-designated book club of the title was invented on the spot by a group of Guernsey farmers and fishermen when they were discovered, drunk and out after curfew, by Nazi occupiers during World War II. Their winding tale develops as they successfully confound the German invaders and learn in the bargain how to amuse themselves by reading books.

What a shame that author Mary Ann Shaffer is not still alive to enjoy the #1 New York Times best-selling success of her first and only book.

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Praise

"I can't remember the last time I discovered a novel as smart and delightful as this one, a world so vivid that I kept forgetting this was a work of fiction populated with characters so utterly wonderful that I kept forgetting they weren't my actual friends and neighbors. Treat yourself to this book please—I can't recommend it highly enough." — Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love

"Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows have written a wondrous, delightful, poignant book - part Jane Austen, part history lesson. The letters in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society aren't addressed to you, but they are meant for you. It's a book everyone should read. An absolute treasure." — Sarah Addison Allen, author of Garden Spells

"This novel is a delightful mix of fine writing, powerful emotions, glorious settings and amazing characters who deal with life in a way that will have readers falling in love on every single page." — Kris Radish, author of Searching for Paradise and Dancing Naked at the Edge of Dawn

"Charming...so clever...so vivid and moving." — Publishers Weekly

"Marvelous...Reminiscent of Helene Hanff's 84 Charing Cross Road, this is a warm, funny, tender and thoroughly entertaining celebration of the power of the written word." — Library Journal

About the Authors

Mary Ann Shaffer, who passed away in February 2008, worked as an editor, librarian, and in bookshops. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society was her first novel. Her niece, Annie Barrows, is the author of the children's series Ivy and Bean, as well as The Magic Half. She lives in northern California.

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